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COLONNADE PROGRAM2017 WINTER/SPRING WEB COURSE OPTIONS
The WKU Colonnade Program is a new general education program designed for students entering Fall 2014 and after. Students entering prior to Fall 2014 may choose between the former general education curriculum and Colonnade Program.
The 39 credit hour WKU Colonnade Program seeks to embody the following goals and learning outcomes:
1. Knowledge of human cultures and the physical and natural world, including a. An informed acquaintance with major achievements in the arts and the humanities; b. An appreciation of the complexity and variety of the world’s cultures; c.Anunderstandingofthescientificmethodandaknowledgeofnaturalscienceandits relevance in our lives; D. A historical perspective and an understanding of connections between past and present.
2. Intellectual and practical skills, including a. The capacity for critical and logical thinking; b.Proficiencyinreading,writing,andspeaking; c. The ability to understand and apply mathematical skills and concepts.
3. Personal and social responsibility, including a. An understanding of society and human behavior; b. An understanding of factors that enhance health, well-being, and quality of life.
4. Integrative Learning, including Synthesis and advanced accomplishments across general and specialized studies.
All coursework is categorized as General Education coursework and consists of courses in 3 categories. Courses withanapprovedequivalency,includingthosewitha“C”suffix,willfulfilltheappropriaterequirement.
ThiscourselistdoesnotincludeallapprovedColonnadecourses,butinsteadidentifies2016SummerSessionscoursesthatareavailableonlineandfulfillColonnaderequirements.Optionsinclude:
• Campuslocation“web”referstocoursesthataretermbasedonlineclassesthathavespecificstartandenddates.
• Campuslocation“ondemand”referstocoursesthatyoucanstartanydayoftheyearandfinishinaslittleas 7 weeks. Course delivery formats include online, print and email.
For a complete list of approved courses, visit: www.wku.edu/colonnade.
WKU COLONNADE PROGRAM: WAYS OF KNOWING & UNDERSTANDING
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I. FOUNDATIONS: INTELLECTUAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS The Foundations component requires a total of 18 hours, all categories must be represented. They include: College Composition (F-W1), WritingintheDiscipline(F-W2),HumanCommunication(F-OC),QuantitativeReasoning(F-QR),LiteraryStudies(F-AH)andWorldHistory (F-SB).
COURSE ON DEMAND
English(ENG)100:IntroductiontoCollegeWriting
Foundations: College Composition (F-W1)(3 Credit Hours Required)
English(ENG)300:WritingintheDisciplines
Communication(COMM)145:FundamentalsofPublicSpeaking&Communication
ComputerScience(CS)146:IntroductiontoProgramming
Foundations: Human Communication (F-0C)(3 Credit Hours Required)
English(ENG)200:IntroductiontoLiterature
History(HIST)101:WorldHistoryI
COLONNADE PROGRAM: WEB OPTIONS AT A GLANCE FOR WINTER/SPRING 2017
English(ENG)100C:IntroductiontoCollegeWriting
SPRING WEBWINTER WEB
Math(MATH)109:GeneralMathematics
Math(MATH)117:Trigonometry
English(ENG)200C:IntroductiontoLiterature
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Foundations: Writing in the Disciplines (F-W2)(3 Credit Hours Required)
Foundations: Quantitative Reasoning (F-QR)(3 Credit Hours Required)
Foundations: Literary Studies (F-AH)(3 Credit Hours Required)
Foundations: World History (F-SB)(3 Credit Hours Required)
Art(ART)100:ArtAppreciation
Dance(DANC)110:DanceAppreciation
FolkStudies(FLK)276:IntroductiontoFolkStudies
Music(MUS)120:MusicAppreciation
Philosophy(PHIL)102:TheGood&TheBeautiful
AfricanAmericanStudies(AFAM)190:AfricanAmericanExperience
Agriculture(AGRI)108:RuralSociology
Anthropology(ANTH)130:IntroductiontoArchaeology
Criminology(CRIM)101:IntroductiontoCriminalJustice
Economics(ECON)150:IntroductiontoEconomics
Economics(ECON)202:PrinciplesofEconomics,Micro
Economics(ECON)203:PrinciplesofEconomics,Macro
COURSE ON DEMANDSPRING WEBWINTER WEB
II. EXPLORATIONS: KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN CULTURES AND THE PHYSICAL & NATURAL WORLD TheExplorationscomponentrequiresatotalof12hours,allcategoriesmustberepresented.Theyinclude:Arts&Humanities(E-AH), Social&BehavioralSciences(E-SB),Natural&PhysicalSciences(E-NS)andNatural&PhyscialScienceswithaScienceLab(E-NS+E-SL).
Explorations: Arts & Humanities (E-AH)(3 Credit Hours Required)
Art(ART)105:HistoryofArtto1300
Explorations: Social & Behavioral Sciences (E-SB)(3 Credit Hours Required)
Finance(FIN)161:PersonalFinance
Geography(GEOG)110:WorldRegionalGeography
Gerontology(GERO)100:IntroductiontotheAgingExperience
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Gender&Women’sStudies(GWS)200:IntroductiontoGender&Women’sStudies
Leadership(LEAD)200:IntroductiontoLeadershipStudies
SchoolofJournalism&Broadcasting(SJB)154:NewMediaLiteracy
SocialWork(SWRK)101:FoundationsofHumanServices
Sociology(SOCL)100:IntroductorySociology
Biology(BIOL)113:GeneralBiology
Biology(BIOL)114:LabforGeneralBiologyThis is a 1 credit hr. course & can be taken with BIOL 113 to meet the E-NS + E-SL requirement.
Nursing(NURS)102:IntroductiontoProfessionalNursing
PersonalHealth(PH)100:PersonalHealth
PoliticalScience(PS)110:AmericanNationalGovernment
PoliticalScience(PS)250:InternationalPolitics
PoliticalScience(PS)260:IntroductiontoComparativePolitics
Psychology(PSY)100:IntroductiontoPsychology
Psychology(PSY)220:IntroductiontoDevelopmentalPsychology
COURSE ON DEMANDSPRING WEBWINTER WEB
Explorations: Social & Behavioral Sciences (E-SB)(3 Credit Hours Required)
PsychologicalSciences(PSYS)100:IntroductiontoPsychology
PsychologicalSciences(PSYS)220:IntroductiontoDevelopmentalPsychology
Recreation(REC)200:IntroductiontoRecreation
Exploration: Natural & Physical Sciences (E-NS and E-NS + E-SL)Minimum of 6 credit hours required. Must include courses from different disciplines; 1 course with an essential applied/lab component (SL): E-NS and E-NS + E-SL must be represented.
Biology(BIOL)120:BiologicalConcepts;Cells,MetabolismandGenetics(E-NS)
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Communication(COMM)263:FundamentalsofCultureandCommunication
Dance(DANC)360:DanceinCulture
History (HIST) 341: A Cultural History of Alcohol
InteriorDesignandFashionMerchandising(IDFM)431:ClothingandHumanBehavior
Nursing(NURS)415:ComplementaryHealthCare
Biology(BIOL)207:GeneralMircobiology(E-NS)
Chemistry(CHEM)109:Chemistry/HealthScience(E-NS)This is a 4 credit hour course.
Exploration: Natural & Physical Sciences (E-NS and E-NS + E-SL)Minimum of 6 credit hours required. Must include courses from different disciplines; 1 course with an essential applied/lab component (SL): E-NS and E-NS + E-SL must be represented.
EnvironmentalScience(ENV)280:IntroductiontoEnvironmentalScience(E-NS)
COURSE ON DEMANDSPRING WEBWINTER WEB
Geography(GEOG)103:OurDynamicPlanet(E-NS)
Meteorology(METR)121:Meteorology/Lab
Physics(PHYS)130:Acoustics/Music/SpeechLab
COURSE ON DEMANDSPRING WEBWINTER WEB
III. CONNECTIONS: UNDERSTANDING INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TheConnectionscomponentrequirescompletionof9credithours.Threecoursesfromdifferentdisciplinesatthe200+levelarerequired tofulfilltheConnectionscategory.Studentsshouldcomplete21credithoursofFoundations&Explorationscourses,orhavejuniorstatus, before enrolling in Connections courses.
Connections: Social & Cultural (K-SC)(3 Credit Hours Required)
Economics(ECON)375:MoralIssuesofCapitalism
InterdisciplinaryStudies(IDST)390:IDSTApplications
PersonalHealth(PH)365:HumanSexuality
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PersonalHealth(PH)447:HumanValues/HealthSCI
Psychology(PSY)350:SocialPsychology
Sociology(SOCL)220:MarriageandFamily
COURSE ON DEMANDSPRING WEBWINTER WEB
Connections: Social & Cultural (K-SC)(3 Credit Hours Required)
SchoolofJournalism&Broadcasting(SBJ)310:MediaDiversity
Connections: Local to Global (K-LG)(3 Credit Hours Required)
Anthropology (ANTH) 388: Foodways
GeographicInformationScience(GISC)216:GeotechinaGlobalCommunity
Leadership(LEAD)450:LeadershipinGlobalContext
Healthcare Administration (HCA) 347: International Health Care
Music(MUS)277:WorldMusic
Sociology(SOCL)240:GlobalSocialProblems
HospitalityManagementandDietetics(HMD)211:HumanNutrition
Entrepreneurship (ENT) 312: Entrepreneurship
Psychology(PSYS)353:PsychologyofPrejudice
Psychology (PSYS) 423: Psychology of Adult Life and Aging
SchoolofProfessionalStudies(SPS)300:SystemsThinking
Sociology(SOCL)342:AginginSociety
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